India’s Apollo Tyres has unveiled the XTrax, which at size 40.00-57 is purported to be the largest tire produced in India.
The tire made its debut at this week’s 11th International Mining and Machinery Exhibition, being staged in Kolkata.
Apollo said that its XTrax weighs 3,500 kg and is 11.7 feet tall.
Used for mining applications on 240 ton dump trucks, and the tires are produced at Limda plant, in the western state of Gujarat.